New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-31
4 TERRIBLE MARCH,.
TIE STRUGGLE OF THE TROOPS TO REACH
GrrrYsBuRG-MARCHINGw WORSE THAN FIGHT

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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. WORSE THAN FIGHT
steele. Dakota. Dec I5-I desire to say few words
In behalf or elias, Of mch Mo nave Dech ihrly men
TONED so far. ! auic 10 the ninc mon'hs ana one
wear, men The first years service in the army II me
one that Kills the most men and breaks down tue m"t
man n.i- been M year hc something about TAX
INK care OF himself aud does II 10 tie very best oil MS
II d, the marching which T. dreaded. have seen the
time often when would tHdly nave t"h. 'h ne , no."
rc-i When marched from virginia INTO frnhSl
yauia at the Time OF the Gettysburg campaign IcouEd
t Inc TN Vermont Vols. 2d Vermont Hr ilc all nine
mouths' men What brigade did at ,'rttNshurs -
veil known We held u uO.ition forty rods In advance
of inc main line OF battle the lett centre OF Cemetery
Hill and rccriyedhc bruut Of Pckcits chNtc' nclnS
under fire from the aiiernoon Of the first day un the
credit Tor H. But what has ever been saiI
Of tho fearful struggle TO get there lie VINO has endured
forced march Of 200 or 800 miles knows Whdl menus
and ne else does know. During that ndr'h II rl'u
for fourteen days aud nights; our clothes Wti" lHIE
dry until they drlcl our bodies on the hhtrIeli
Many. alas the poor fellows VINO poured on, ,ncr
life blood before their garment" hau 'lno 10 uIl h
no being disputed 10y any one VINO went thr"ugh
il when | say tho although hundreds were killed ana
wounded ami there were many 10 NV 'n!i ,,sf, % i
hl, suffering, yet the march from virginia caused
later many moro deaths than IA" h'ltr l8'
Taken a. whor me u. i-'ue ,li Iei'' l'""''''l "
from .he march than from the light. -, H.,
ON the hlth day IRON the start my ShooS Nerr ~ ,
worn that they could be kept oil no longer FOR ap"it
twelve fifteen days wa bucioocd vas no "oI,o
on. however. than many others At Least nan 'nr I'll
mrnt were IN the same condition. what We suffered
during that time he imagined p"'shiy pul II r"I
IL.
human shape and black boot, We Hiulnpel nl"ls
soaked skim the mud aud graNc grinding mo nc
cracks where flesh had split open on our net some
of them seeming almost an nch deep Tho blood Howeh
freely starting III the morning. ana r''h s.cp
brought groan separate cNcrtlon OF the VIII 10
,uuprcs, IT, Well do remember the night we 'llihnru
the souih Mountain, when the Rebel cavalry were Try
Ing get train In pouring ram. mp IN "d rtch
down which the IN torrent 80 ddrh lhil no
one could his file leader Up and mp We went n'nS
gcIinE and grOaning, the sharp stones cutting our ,c
feet until II seemed as II We had more IMAM "li ah
n wish too much about these tnlhEs lnI
am aware that tired Of hearing H. Ihry Vd" ~
an old story, am afraid have said too nlilch now
but mind u not whether we got pay lor
AL we did and all We suffered but, Was not coiStilu
much the posscssor Of It, ~ II would nave Drch ha
taken two moro years 10 break Inc hoi ~
Obligation NJ the Government 10 the men VINO saver
ia not measured by the length or time they scrNcu pu
by their necrssitics The gentlemen VINO are ilahlhE h
administering the pension laws 10 day seem 10 nave TOT
gotten who these men are or what they did Even he
President goes out or his To sneer at thch tnu
brands them liars and dishonest sneakS gchelaH
Perhaps this Is all right; but II causes man IKE
10 have some serious thoughts was less IMAM
nineteen when enlistc anu Ought To he now JUST III wv
primc of life; but when could do "A days WORK
has long since gone II try IL IL Is sure 10 cost IVY
hree days hleness To recover ihyslclins niFo ti
me (aud have doubt OF tho truth OF ) thal NY co
don ia due to the pOsure endured IN the army II
this be 40 and should eyestuay be unable 10 care lor
almost entirely destitute by what logic coui " NO
shown that had not equal claim on the COY cru
ment as the family OF a three years man would nave
under similar circumstances Perhaps seinsnieao
hilrds me and | may be entirely wrong BAT nave
written much more than Intended Will say no more
nd close by wishing long HE ana goou LUCK " LIE
TRIBUNR."-A Nine Months Man